- #1 No Ghost in Sky Elevator
97% matchVery Positive99% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Midori Games / みどりげーむず
Windows
It is a strange high-rise elevator. The objects that appear and the people you board are all strange. Depending on your actions, you will face a variety of consequences.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.5%, Point & Click 22.2%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Horror 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title shares the exact urban legend premise and psychological horror atmosphere as the seed game.
- #2 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
96% matchVery Positive86% of 253 reviews2023
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 15.3%, Female Protagonist 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Features a strong female protagonist navigating a terrifying, atmospheric environment with deep psychological themes.
- #3 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,838 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.2%, Horror 18.8%, Point & Click 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Anime 10%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in urban legend-based horror that utilizes a visual novel format to explore supernatural mysteries.
- #4 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
95% matchVery Positive86% of 1,515 reviews2017
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.3%, Horror 21.9%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Multiple Endings 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality horror visual novel where choices significantly impact the survival of the female cast.
- #5 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 33,269 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.2%, Psychological Horror 31.5%, Horror 20.7%, Anime 7.2%, Indie 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intense psychological horror visual novel that captures the same feeling of isolation and mental instability.
- #6 Tokyo Dark
94% matchVery Positive84% of 1,341 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Point & Click 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 13.2%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines point-and-click exploration with a branching visual novel narrative centered on a dark, supernatural mystery.
- #7 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,578 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33%, Psychological Horror 31.2%, Horror 7.9%, Multiple Endings 7.7%, Point & Click 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel continues the surreal, psychological exploration of the protagonist's fragile state of mind.
- #8 Lily's Well
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,572 reviews2022
Dev: PureIceBlue
Windows
It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 16.2%, Point & Click 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A horror visual novel that uses multiple endings and a dark, unsettling atmosphere to tell its story.
- #9 a pet shop after dark
91% matchVery Positive89% of 405 reviews2022
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
PETSITTER WANTED. A horror point-and-click adventure game. Water the plants, feed the pets, and DON'T turn off the lights.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Point & Click 17.4%, Horror 16.3%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, point-and-click interactive fiction game that excels at building dread in a confined space.
- #10 Who's Lila?
91% matchVery Positive95% of 3,610 reviews2022
Dev: Garage Heathen
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.7%, Psychological Horror 18%, Point & Click 15.4%, Horror 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal psychological horror game that relies on unique point-and-click mechanics to uncover disturbing truths.
- #11 WORLD OF HORROR
88% matchVery Positive90% of 9,764 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Horror 28.2%, Psychological Horror 25.2%, Point & Click 21.6%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Mystery 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cosmic horror game heavily inspired by urban legends and classic point-and-click adventure mechanics.
- #12 BAD END
90% matchVery Positive84% of 395 reviews2015
Dev: Arai Koh Create OfficePub: YOX-Project
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Horror 17.9%, Multiple Endings 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Mystery 10%
Why You'll Like It: A classic indie horror visual novel that focuses on dark themes and multiple, often tragic, endings.
- #13 Amelie
89% matchVery Positive92% of 450 reviews2021
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
A psychological mystery yuri visual novel about a girl named Amelie. Forbidden from leaving the house, Amelie awaits the arrival of her long time penpal, Sofia, to her dear friend Lilika’s dismay. What secrets will Sofia unravel that were best kept buried?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 13.1%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, LGBTQ+ 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric horror visual novel that focuses on a female protagonist and psychological tension.
- #14 Morph Girl
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 95 reviews2017
Dev: Autumn Knight
Windows
Morph Girl is a Japanese horror inspired FMV game about loss, depression and the supernatural.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Horror 18.2%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror game featuring a female protagonist and a haunting, supernatural narrative told through FMV and visual novel elements.
- #15 Blood Lily Ghoststories
86% matchVery Positive95% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
A horror game about a needy female ghost. A trio of close-knit occult club girls gather late at night to enjoy telling ghost stories. Little do they know that Miss Choker, a ghost that targets girls, is just dying to appear...
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Horror 14.4%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11%
Why You'll Like It: A horror-focused visual novel that emphasizes player choices and LGBTQ representation.
- #16 Who Is The Red Queen?
87% matchVery Positive95% of 173 reviews2022
Dev: 4nokiPub: Studio Élan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alice, Alice, the Red Queen is missing. The queen has been dismembered and Alice must find all her pieces. A horror-fantasy yuri visual novel filled with death, love, and forgotten memories.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.8%, Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, LGBTQ+ 11.8%, Choices Matter 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, romantic horror visual novel that incorporates LGBTQ themes and a mysterious, unsettling narrative.
- #17 Hazy Mind
86% matchVery Positive86% of 331 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Horror 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that uses a psychedelic art style to mirror the protagonist's mental state.
- #18 It gets so lonely here
84% matchVery Positive94% of 2,141 reviews2023
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Horror 11.2%, LGBTQ+ 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy visual novel that explores themes of isolation and identity through a female protagonist.
- #19 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 30,999 reviews2021
Dev: Team SalvatoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 81.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 36.2%, Visual Novel 34.5%, Anime 12%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A seminal psychological horror visual novel that subverts anime tropes to create a deeply unsettling experience.
- #20 Case 03: True Cannibal Boy
85% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
A horror mystery adventure game with ghost story elements. Anxiety plagues college student Lily, whose crush Sally has gone missing. As Lily explores the truth, Sally's boyfriend starts to look increasingly suspicious. Even worse, the story of the Cannibal Boy seems to be involved somehow...
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Horror 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: An RPGMaker-based visual novel that offers a dark, horror-filled story with multiple endings.
- #21 outside the door
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 619 reviews2024
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.2%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Anime 10.8%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, Choices Matter 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art psychological horror visual novel that creates a claustrophobic and tense experience.
- #22 Lachesis or Atropos
83% matchVery Positive87% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Horror 13.9%, Female Protagonist 11%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A detective-themed visual novel that blends horror elements with a focus on female-led storytelling.
- #23 MAMIYA
82% matchVery Positive92% of 473 reviews2021
Dev: Kenkou LandPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
MAMIYA is a captivating, dark mystery visual novel in which a group of young men struggle against existential dread before the end of the world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.4%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 11.1%, LGBTQ+ 9%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological visual novel that explores themes of trauma and existential dread.
- #24 The Chrono Jotter
81% matchVery Positive94% of 2,231 reviews2021
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Horror 15%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, LGBTQ+ 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy visual novel featuring a female protagonist and a complex, mystery-driven plot.
- #25 The Cat Lady
80% matchVery Positive94% of 6,142 reviews2013
Dev: Harvester GamesPub: Screen 7
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
Why similar: Horror 25.4%, Psychological Horror 24%, Point & Click 20.2%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Atmospheric 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty psychological horror game featuring a female protagonist navigating a surreal and nightmarish world.
- #26 I'll Do It Tomorrow
78% matchVery Positive96% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: Luca Morotti
Windows
It's Sara's first day of work. However, when she takes the elevator to go to the office, she suddenly finds herself on a mysterious floor. What truth lies behind these weird rooms? Will you be able to move on? Or rather... will you want to move on?
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Psychological Horror 22.5%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Anime 9.3%, Choices Matter 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich psychological horror game that explores the dark side of procrastination and mental health.
- #27 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
76% matchVery Positive88% of 5,930 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.5%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Horror 12.9%, Point & Click 10.6%, Mystery 10%
- #28 GEMINI DISORDER
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 66 reviews2019
Dev: ReallySPub: SAD GIRLS GAMES
Windows · Mac · Linux
GEMINI DISORDER is a strange story about two twin girls: Mei and Aoi. Despite external similarity, their characters are absolute opposites.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 14.7%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, LGBTQ+ 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: An anime-styled psychological horror visual novel that deals with complex themes and dark, branching paths.
- #29 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
77% matchVery Positive88% of 3,358 reviews2023
Dev: silver978Pub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.
Why similar: Point & Click 16%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Horror 10.3%
- #30 Corpse Party
79% matchVery Positive89% of 1,376 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
Why similar: Horror 33.1%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Anime 12.4%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational horror visual novel series centered on students trapped in a supernatural, deadly school environment.
- #31 Yomawari: Night Alone
79% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,280 reviews2016
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A quiet evening stroll takes a turn for the worse as a tragic accident befalls a little girl and her dog. When her sister goes missing later in the night, the little girl decides to venture out into the eerie darkness to search for her loved ones as evil spirits haunt the alleyways and streets of her once-peaceful town.
Why similar: Horror 55.7%, Female Protagonist 22.8%, Anime 14.1%, Atmospheric 6.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric horror game that captures the fear of the unknown through the lens of urban legends.
- #32 this morning I decided to die
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 172 reviews2023
Dev: ctcPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Follow a girl through the last day of her life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.1%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Female Protagonist 18.7%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Anime 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that uses anime aesthetics to explore heavy, dark themes.
- #33 Ib
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,122 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #34 Memory Girl +
75% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.1%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #35 Dread Weight
76% matchVery Positive87% of 178 reviews2024
Dev: Deer Dream Studios
Windows · Mac
Trapped in a crumbling mansion, it’s up to you to outsmart and outlast an ancient witch hunting you down. Scavenge for items to set traps, solve puzzles and discover hidden secrets to avoid your demise. Don’t be scared: encounters with ghosts are rewarded in this horror visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Horror 13.4%, Multiple Endings 9.3%, Female Protagonist 9%
- #36 The House in Fata Morgana
74% matchVery Positive95% of 6,235 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 11.5%, Multiple Endings 7.7%, Mystery 7.6%
- #37 Midnight Syndrome
73% matchVery Positive99% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: ナツミカン
Windows
A summer night consumes the girls... Exploration type horror ADV game
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Point & Click 16.8%, Horror 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
- #38 BAD END THEATER
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,656 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Choices Matter 15.1%, LGBTQ+ 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%
- #39 Extra Case: My Girlfriend's Secrets
74% matchVery Positive85% of 176 reviews2022
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
Your girlfriend seems to be hiding something. Will you respect her privacy or pry into her secrets? Don't worry, though. This is a horror dating sim with a time loop, so you can try again...and again...and again...
Why similar: Visual Novel 30%, Psychological Horror 27.3%, Horror 17%, Mystery 14.5%, Anime 8.1%
- #40 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
70% matchVery Positive93% of 20,460 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.6%, Psychological Horror 26.4%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Anime 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.3%
- #41 Cooking Companions
73% matchVery Positive94% of 1,193 reviews2021
Dev: Deer Dream StudiosPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Unravel the mystery in this cute psychological horror VN, set deep in the woods of the Tatras Mountains. Will you wind up on the chopping block?
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.8%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Horror 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%, Female Protagonist 8.9%
- #42 [Chilla's Art] Parasocial | パラソーシャル
70% matchVery Positive94% of 1,646 reviews2023
Dev: Chilla's Art
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Parasocial | パラソーシャル is a Japanese horror game about a live streamer.
Why similar: Horror 29.1%, Psychological Horror 27.5%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Female Protagonist 7.8%
- #43 The Final Prize is Soup
71% matchVery Positive94% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Linux
You who are unqualified to drink Meng Po's soup, you have been chosen for the game of life. A horror yuri visual novel following a series of death games in the afterlife.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 13.6%, Anime 8.9%
- #44 Melancholy Love
73% matchVery Positive95% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: White Dew GamesPub: Kikai Digital
Windows · Mac
Melancholy Love is a Yuri Visual Novel between an elite and a misfit in an All-Girls' High School. How will sparks flare between the two?
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.9%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, LGBTQ+ 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #45 Decollate Decoration
69% matchVery Positive93% of 314 reviews2026
Dev: KANEKODOPub: KEMCO
Windows
This is a point-and-click, command-selection style adventure game where the protagonist is a girl who has become a ghost. The objective is to fulfill her desires by speaking to her beloved "him" causing poltergeists, visiting in dreams, or even cursing.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.6%, Horror 25.3%, Point & Click 20.6%, Mystery 6.4%, Casual 6.1%
- #46 Cat in the Box
70% matchVery Positive94% of 1,536 reviews2020
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cat in the Box is a horror adventure game. Help the poor girl explore the mansion and escape from unknown entities that are pursuing her. Use a variety of tools and your wits to overcome any challenges you face. At times, you'll even have to wake yourself from nightmares to survive.
Why similar: Horror 44.5%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Mystery 13.5%, Female Protagonist 7%, Multiple Endings 6%
- #47 Kimi to Kanojo no LILYVAGANZA
69% matchVery Positive82% of 625 reviews2024
Dev: 赤月めう
Windows
This is a Yandere Yuri horror game where character sprites and still images move smoothly, created using Live2D and TyranoScript. If you enjoy Yandere Yuri horror filled with obsessive love, we highly recommend giving it a try.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.3%, Horror 17.3%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Anime 12.2%, LGBTQ+ 11.4%
- #48 Narin: The Orange Room
68% matchVery Positive84% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: RedSensationGamesPub: Urnique Studio
Windows
Narin: The Orange Room is a third-person adventure horror game. Play as Narin, a young girl whose sister mysteriously disappeared. Help her find her sister in the twilight dimension, solve the mystery, and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.6%, Horror 19.6%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Mystery 10.5%
- #49 Yurikago
71% matchVery Positive93% of 84 reviews2021
Dev: 喘葉の森
Windows
This is a game where you can escape if you do something "Yuri."
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Point & Click 13.8%, Female Protagonist 13%, Casual 9.3%
- #50 Rituals in the Dark
71% matchVery Positive86% of 198 reviews2019
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A lesbian / yuri romance story with mild horror elements set in the rainy English seaside town of Scarborough. Our heroine, Aspen, meets the mysterious, beautiful Althea in the dead of night, but who is Althea really...?
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.6%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, LGBTQ+ 13.2%, Anime 9.8%, Horror 7.7%
- #51 Holo ADV: SakuraSingularity.exe
67% matchVery Positive92% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Lexilia GamesPub: holo Indie
Windows
Sakura Miko and the Hololive members are suddenly warped into an alternate future timeline. In this 3D adventure game, Miko must reunite with her friends and uncover the truth of this strange world to find her way back home.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Horror 17.5%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Anime 11.1%
- #52 Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,436 reviews2025
Dev: Ferry // Nopanamaman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.3%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Female Protagonist 12%, Mystery 11.2%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #53 Yet Another Killing Game
67% matchVery Positive98% of 229 reviews2025
Dev: Soulseer Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Point & Click 13%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Mystery 9.2%
- #54 Blood Lily Loop
68% matchVery Positive84% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
Your bestie seems to be hiding something. There's something about your world that seems odd as well, like it has...secrets. Dive into the Cthulhu Mythos universe of this horror game and witness a "friendship" that rewrites the world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.8%, Horror 15%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Choices Matter 12.5%
- #55 Nicole
72% matchMixed68% of 125 reviews2014
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Excited to join her first choice school, Nicole discovers a disturbing series of disappearances on campus upon moving into the university dorms. Three girls have vanished, and she might be next, deviating from her ideal college experience.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Horror 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #56 Subway Exorcist Girl
67% matchVery Positive83% of 307 reviews2025
Dev: 纤指游戏Pub: Delicate Fingers
Windows
A subway train plagued by strange occurrences. A part-time exorcist girl arrives to confront the supernatural chaos, with the unknown ahead.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.1%, Horror 24.8%, Psychological Horror 23.7%, Mystery 12.1%, Anime 8.2%
- #57 Graveyard Girls
67% matchVery Positive98% of 163 reviews2022
Dev: Delphinium Interactive
Windows
Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.5%, Female Protagonist 14%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, LGBTQ+ 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.7%
- #58 Little Goody Two Shoes
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,377 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Venture into the woods as you play Little Goody Two Shoes, a phantasmagorical horror narrative adventure where all your decisions matter!
Why similar: Horror 25.6%, LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Female Protagonist 13.9%
- #59 Hydrangea
66% matchVery Positive92% of 130 reviews2024
Dev: Meiri Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 12.1%, LGBTQ+ 9.3%
